He lost over half of himself. From food junkie to endorphin junkie. Wow.

 it inspires me.... BUT... you can't kick an addiction w/o realized that you absolutely must accept at least some degree of anhedonia.

 and then i look at this post: 

Well said, sir.

It sounds like (from his story) that he started slowly and he built up this lifestyle over time.

I think that's a big difference there too.... It seems (tho not enough data to be sure) that he gained weight by chasing the high from eating.... very different from those to become addicted to things to run away from other things.